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Sir John Mortimer
Sir John Mortimer joins James Naughtie to discuss his work.
Peter Carey
Peter Carey talks about his novel the True History of the Kelly Gang.
Sarah Waters
Sarah Waters joins James Naughtie to talk about her gothic tale Fingersmith.
Elizabeth Jane Howard
Elizabeth Jane Howard joins James Naughtie to discuss her novel Falling.
Elizabeth Jane Howard discusses Falling, one of her most strange and dark novels.
David Lodge
James Naughtie talks to David Lodge about his novel Nice Work.
Minette Walters
James Naughtie is joined by author Minette Walters.
Terry Pratchett
James Naughtie is joined by Terry Pratchett to discuss Mort.
Muriel Spark
James Naughtie is joined by Muriel Spark to discuss The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.
Paul Auster - New York Trilogy
James Naughtie is joined by author Paul Auster.
Will Self
James Naughtie is joined by Will Self to discuss his novel How The Dead Live.
Pat Barker
Booker prize winner Pat Barker joins James Naughtie to discuss her novel Regeneration.
Carol Ann Duffy
James Naughtie's guest is Carol Ann Duffy, one of the most widely read British poets.
Zadie Smith
James Naughtie talks to Zadie Smith about the impact of her novel White Teeth.
Bill Bryson
James Naughtie talks to Bill Bryson about his book A Short History of Nearly Everything
Stephen Fry
James Naughtie is joined by Stephen Fry to discuss his novel, The Hippopotamus
Richard Ford
James Naughtie is joined by Richard Ford to discuss his novel, Independence Day.
Andrea Levy
Andrea Levy joins readers to discuss her novel Small Island.
Sue Townsend
James Naughtie is joined by Sue Townsend to discuss her comic creation Adrian Mole.
Oliver Sacks
James Naughtie talks to Dr Oliver Sacks about The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat.
Michael Dibdin
James Naughtie talks to crime writer Michael Dibdin in front of a group of readers.
Alain-Fournier
James Naughtie and poet Michele Roberts discuss Alain-Fournier's Le Grand Meaulnes.
Hanif Kureishi
James Naughtie is joined by Hanif Kureishi to discuss his book The Buddha of Suburbia.
Antonia Fraser
James Naughtie is joined by Antonia Fraser to discuss her book The Gunpowder Plot.
Joyce Carol Oates
American writer Joyce Carol Oates joins readers to discuss We Were the Mulvaneys.
George Macdonald Fraser
James Naughtie is joined by George Macdonald Fraser to talk about his Flashman books.
P J O'Rourke
James Naughtie is joined by American satirist P J O'Rourke to discuss Holidays in Hell.
Lionel Shriver - We Need to Talk About Kevin
Lionel Shriver joins James Naughtie to discuss her novel We Need to Talk About Kevin.
Malorie Blackman
Malorie Blackman joins James Naughtie and readers to discuss Noughts and Crosses.
Ali Smith
James Naughtie is joined by novelist Ali Smith to talk about her book Hotel World
Lindsey Davis
James Naughtie is joined by Lindsey Davis to discuss her thriller Time to Depart.